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The disappearing hotel: Where has all the service – and the butter – gone?
Where has all the service – and the butter – gone? Long time passing. The popular Pete Seeger song would be an apt protest song for hotels today.
Memory chip maker Micron launches new pricing experiment for stability
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chipmaker Micron Technology Inc on Thursday announced it was experimenting with a new pricing model for its chips called forward pricing agreements that would aim to stabilize the steep price fluctuations that plague the industry.
A tough path lies ahead for new president Yoon: Korea Herald
The paper says President Yoon is required to redouble his efforts in working with his friends and foes to chart a new course for South Korea at this critical juncture.
Musk tweet on Japan doomed by low birthrate provokes anger - but not just at him
TOKYO (Reuters) - An Elon Musk tweet saying Japan would "eventually cease to exist" without a higher birthrate set off a flood of sarcasm and anger on Monday - though much of the angst was aimed at a Japanese government many said did little to address the issue.
Indonesia ranks third in Asean on manufacturing PMI uptick
The mood of the local manufacturing industry has improved slightly over the past month to rise above most other Asean countries, a report that has been released shows.
Covid-19 pandemic, clampdowns drag on China's labour market
Whenever Mr Huang Fengxing, 22, thinks about his graduation next month, he is filled with dread, knowing that he has yet to secure a job - a complaint he says is common among his peers.
Muslims all around the world mark Eid al-Fitr (Aidilfitri) holiday with joy but mixed with some worries too
For the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the smell of freshly baked orange biscuits and powdered sugar-dusted cookies typically fills the air in Mona Abubakr’s home.
France gears up for May Day protests, in first test for newly reelected Macron
PARIS (Reuters) - Like quite a few on the left, 60-year-old nurse assistant Isabelle-Touria Boumhi says backing either Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen in France's presidential runoff last Sunday would have been choosing "between the plague and cholera."
Medical mask genius: Penang-born Dr Wu's contributions should be in history books
PETALING JAYA: A proposal has been submitted to the government to include the life story of Penang-born epidemiologist Dr Wu Lien-Teh in history school textbooks.
Penang-born medical icon's contributions to be recognised
GEORGE TOWN: Leaders in the medical field will get together to celebrate the legacy of epidemiologist Dr Wu Lien-Teh (pic), who invented a medical face mask that became the N95 respirator.
